This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1890
Page
5
Community snippets report J L Payne ill S R Crawford visiting friends and Walter Stewart from Gertrude in town. Vendors advertise cash barbed wire dental work and cameras at Chisms gallery. Crop prospects rise with rains while Fruitful spring goods at Morison Streep Co and new buildings progress. A court acquits Jim Mandeville. railroad hopes and a May 1 picnic are noted.
Ephor Leaper reports strong spring growth in Lipscomb Texas with early cattle market, notes minimal winter stock losses, and warns of potential influx from the strip affecting home ranges. He endorses Jim Browning for legislature, citing experience and critique of school land laws.
Morrison Street & Co announce sale of 5000 dress patterns including sateens mousseline charlie alpaca mohair albatross henrietta ryswie and agra suitings in new styles to be disposed of within sixty days.
The State of Texas issues a citation by publication to George D. Cole through the Young County Sheriff or constable. The notice requires appearance at the next District Court term in Graham on the 11th of August 1890 to answer a suit filed April 17 1899 by Verna Cole seeking dissolution of marriage and custody of their child Foddle.
The Jury of Freeholders under an 1890 County Court order will on May 8 1890 lay out a road from Donnell Bros pasture 24 miles west of Blineville Throck Morton road along S D Davis pasture to Gage Creek School House and through the Slack Flat to the old wire road near Jesse Tyra’s. Landowners may present written statements of damages claimed. G W Exus Jury S D Davis J J Giron View.
An 1890 road damage assessment notice to owners of T E L Co surveys lists the route from S R Jefferey’s lane to Salt Creek and Briar Creek. The Jury of View will meet at Hardy’s School House on May 3 to hear written damage claims for the road opening. A. C. Negrey, R. H. Cupar, S M Staivart, J. W. Hower, and M. N. Haroy comprise the jury.
Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption brings a trade surge at J. E. Ryus' Drug Store. The ad touts cures for coughs colds asthma bronchitis croup and lung diseases and offers free trial bottles with a large size bottle priced at one dollar. Woolford's Sanitary Lotion promises rapid relief for mange and skin issues in humans or animals and is sold by R. G. Graham & Co.
A local business invites customers to settle owed balances. T J McCarver and Co. urges gentlemen to step in and square up accounts, noting amounts are small but due.
Nero, a mahogany brown trotter foaled April 10 1881 on the Brazos River farm, stands 154 hands high and is bred by Messrs Smiths Powell & Tamb Syracuse NY. Sired by Challenger and Descended from Rysdyk s Hambletonian, Nero’s dam Black Bird traces to Morgan and Long Island Black Hawk lines. Terms: 25 dollars to insure a mare in foal, due July 1 1891, with 10 percent interest after maturity. if no foal produced, note surrendered. Free breeding for mares that can trot or pace a mile in three minutes. mares must be halter-broken. no Sunday mares.
Durham Bulls introduces SiR Henry Roan calf born June 4 1884 bred by H 8 Reed Lexington Kentucky sired by Baron Airdrie and dam Nell Byron with Jupiter line. Red calf born November 18 1883 bred by Leo Lewis Lexington Kentucky sired by Barrington Sharon with Tone by Silo. Sir Henry and Leo to serve a few cows at 5 dollars to insure. P. B. Hunt.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.